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Finding a New Green in Postwar Iraq and Afghanistan: an Argument for Cooperation William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review Volume 35 (2010-2011) Issue 2 Article 8 February 2011 Finding a New Green in Postwar Iraq and Afghanistan: An Argument for Cooperation Nathan Kent Miller Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmelpr Part of the Military, War, and Peace Commons, and the Sustainability Commons Repository Citation Nathan Kent Miller, Finding a New Green in Postwar Iraq and Afghanistan: An Argument for Cooperation, 35 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol'y Rev. 687 (2011), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/ wmelpr/vol35/iss2/8 Copyright c 2011 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmelpr FINDING A NEW GREEN IN POSTWAR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN: AN ARGUMENT FOR COOPERATION NATHAN KENT MILLER* INTRODUCTION Imagine living in a country devastated by a recent conflict. Build- ings are destroyed, homes reduced to nothing, and hope for a stable future is nowhere to be found. The outlook is difficult to think about as one hears explosions and gunfire in the distance. One of the last things that is likely on a citizen’s mind in these dire situations is whether, when the rebuilding begins, the new structures in place will be environmentally friendly. Green building, however, can provide some major advantages to nations caught in these circumstances, and from uncertain times can come a chance to create something distinct and beneficial to the economies and well-being of war-torn countries. As green building up to now has been primarily a Western and North American concept,1 Iraq and Afghanistan can combine the lessons of history that are an inextricable part of their cultures with the benefits to be reaped from green building.2 Postwar nations that have endured such difficulties may find strength in each other to move forward.3 Iraq and Afghanistan are uniquely positioned to work with one another and form a distinct green building system for their structures.4 * Nathan Kent Miller is a third-year student at William & Mary Law School, graduating in May 2011. A native of Arkansas, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas in 2007 with a B.A. degree in Honors, International Relations. He would like to thank his friends, family, teachers, and advisers for their tireless efforts and inspiration over the years. 1 See Jim L. Bowyer, Green Building Programs: Are They Really Green?, FOREST PRODUCTS J., Sept. 2007, at 7, available at http://www.forestprod.org/07-sepf.pdf. 2 Afghanistan and Iraq, at the very least, share a history of being Muslim countries that were caught up in the imperialistic ventures of other nations. See generally Afghanistan Country Profile, BBCNEWS, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668 .stm#facts (describing history of European and American activity in Afghanistan) (last updated Dec. 7, 2010); Iraq Country Profile, BBCNEWS, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle _east/country_profiles/791014.stm (describing Iraq’s interaction with Asian, European, and American forces over the centuries) (last updated Dec. 22, 2010). 3 See infra Part II. 4 See infra Parts IV and V. 687 688 WM. & MARY ENVTL. L. & POL’Y REV. [Vol. 35:687 The question inevitably arises as to why countries like Iraq and Afghanistan should focus their scarce resources on green building initia- tives. The answer lies in the gains to be made from green building. First, however, it is important to define the term. Sustainable development can, for example, improve structural efficiency, which could result in using less of resources valuable to Iraq and Afghanistan such as water and electric- ity.5 Additionally, the ability to begin anew in these countries, while dif- ficult for its emotional and logistical problems, gives Iraq and Afghanistan the potential to announce themselves as leaders for the rest of the Middle East and emerging or re-emerging democracies around the world.6 The chance to begin again may also be an opportunity to prepare for the possi- bility of future destruction, whether manmade or natural.7 A cooperative venture between Iraq and Afghanistan does not need to be designed without a starting point for reference. In addition to learn- ing from the green building programs already in existence,8 these countries (and other postwar and emerging democracies) can learn from how other nations respond to natural disasters. Experiences in New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, in Indonesia after tsunamis, and in other locations show the potential and already realized benefits of green building in areas that seek to rebuild.9 ARGUMENT STRUCTURE Part I of this argument for a cooperative green building effort in Iraq and Afghanistan will seek to define what is meant by green building. After establishing that, Part II will examine the various green building systems that are in place around the world and their suitability for Iraq and Afghanistan. From that point, Part III will discuss the current situa- tion in these two countries, followed by considering the possibility of a regional model. This will provide a better foundation for what Iraq and Afghanistan are experiencing now with green building. Part IV, in evalu- ating efficiency gains, will demonstrate further reasons for green building. In Part V, drawing comparisons with natural disasters may also reveal 5 See infra Part IV. 6 One way Iraq and Afghanistan can accomplish this is through creating green jobs. For U.S. efforts in green building leading to green jobs, see Green Building Creates Green Jobs for a Green Economy, U.S. GREEN BLDG. COUNCIL, http://wwwusgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx ?CMSPageID=1954 (last visited Jan. 1, 2011). 7 See infra Part V. 8 See infra Parts II.A–C. 9 See infra Part V. 2011] FINDING A NEW GREEN IN POSTWAR IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN 689 some further insight into how Iraq and Afghanistan can embrace green construction. Part VI will try to provide a broader context for this discus- sion—in essence, determining why green building is meaningful at all, after analyzing specific arguments in favor of it. Doing so will hopefully show the general picture within which green building operates, apart from details. Part VII will examine barriers to implementing green building laws and how they affect Iraq and Afghanistan. Part VIII will study a few more examples of the Middle Eastern experience with green building in search of a comparative model useful to Iraq and Afghanistan. Part IX will consider how a partnership between these two countries could be beneficial as an example of the progress possible when two democratic governments in the region work together. This discussion will end with some final argu- ments for a cooperative model, along with closing remarks about how this potential experiment could affect local, national, and international insti- tutions in the push for democratization and internal strengthening. I. A DEFINITION OF GREEN BUILDING “Green building” is a term that encompasses many different uses and standards.10 It can include concepts that are both broad and narrow.11 Before discussing how postwar reemerging democracies can benefit from green building, it will be helpful to narrow down its definition. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) defines green building as “the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmen- tally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and destruction.”12 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, a function of the state government of Minnesota, defines a sustainable building as “one that is healthy and comfortable for its occupants and is economical to operate.”13 These definitions present two important elements that will be used here to describe green building: one, the efficient use of resources, and two, the health of the people using the buildings (and, implicitly as part of health and safety).14 The hybrid definition for this argument’s purposes 10 Green Building Design: Why Design Green?, ARIZ. STATE UNIV. FACILITIES & OPERATIONS, http://cfo.asu.edu/fdm-green-building-design (last visited Jan. 1, 2011). 11 Id. 12 Green Building: Basic Information, U.S. ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY, http://www.epa.gov/ greenbuilding/pubs/about.htm (last updated Dec. 22, 2010). 13 Green Building, MINN. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY, http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/ greenbuilding/index.cfm (last visited Jan. 3, 2011). 14 Id.; Green Building: Basic Information, supra note 12. 690 WM. & MARY ENVTL. L. & POL’Y REV. [Vol. 35:687 will hold “green building” to mean the design, construction, and planning of buildings that are safe and stable with a broader goal of the efficient use of national resources. For the purposes of this argument, green build- ing and sustainable building will be treated as equal terms. II. GREEN BUILDING AROUND THE WORLD As noted earlier, green building to this point has been primarily a Western notion.15 Current green building regulations and efforts can be categorized into four main groups: those taking place on an interna- tional stage, those taking place in the United States, those taking place in Europe, and those now emerging in the developing world and other nations.16 Given the variety of green building systems to choose from, Iraq and Afghanistan could conceivably adopt one of them wholesale. The problem with doing so, however, is one common to many Western ideas that try to make their way into Arab and Asian nations: they are
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